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Car maker confirms 750 jobs to go Job fears for 750 Toyota workers
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One of Derbyshire's major employers has confirmed it is to shed 750 jobs by the middle of the year. Hundreds of jobs are under threat at car maker Toyota after it announced a "surplus" of 750 posts at its UK factories in Derbyshire and Wales.
Car maker Toyota, which employs about 3,800 people at its Burnaston plant, has said it wants to lose the posts by August. Managers have said they are reviewing the situation, but are not currently considering compulsory redundancies.
A statement said it had already met employees to discuss the situation, but no decision had been made about how the jobs would go. The manufacturer employs about 3,500 people at its Burnaston plant, along with another 500 at Deeside.
Managers said they were not currently considering compulsory redundancies. A statement said the firm had discussed the situation with employees, but made no decision about what action to take.
The Toyota statement said the decision was related to production capacity and efficiency, and discussions were centred on managing the situation in order to ensure a sustainable business for the long term. 'Assembly line to shut'
In 2009, the factory adopted new working conditions which meant employees would be paid 10% less and work fewer hours. The review is set to be completed by March.
Staff at the Burnaston plant have been told one assembly line will be shut, and both the Avensis and Auris cars will be made on a single line.
The statement said the decision was related to efficiency, rather than any cut in the number of cars produced.
It said talks at the firm were centred on managing the situation in order to ensure sustainable long-term business.
In 2009, faced with a need for smaller capacity, the factory adopted new working conditions leading to a 10% pay cut and a shorter working week.
A voluntary redundancy scheme was also put in place at the suggestion of employees.
But increased sales because of the government's car scrappage scheme led to the factory reverting to a full-time five-day working week in August and September.But increased sales because of the government's car scrappage scheme led to the factory reverting to a full-time five-day working week in August and September.